Directing
Kurt Goldberger
Born — Died
1919-09-08 — 2004-10-20
Place of birth
Opava, Czechoslovakia
Known for
Directing
Credits
18 titles
Kurt Goldberger (8 September 1919 – 20 September 2004) was a Czechoslovak documentary filmmaker and writer whose work spanned scientific, educational, and socially engaged cinema. Born in Opava to a German-speaking Jewish family, he emigrated to Great Britain in the late 1930s, studying physics and natural sciences while working in British film studios. During the Second World War, he joined the Czechoslovak Armed Forces in exile and led a film unit documenting operations on the Western Front; after the war, he returned to Czechoslovakia and made The Journey Home (1946), drawn from his wartime footage. Following the Communist takeover in 1948, Goldberger worked primarily in scientific and e…
Known for
This popular science documentary offers insights into a physiology laboratory conducting intensive investigations into the possibility of humans living in a space. Gravity experiments demonstrate how the human body might react in various conditions or using a centrifuge to test the effects of acceleration force on human tissue. In addition to presenting investigations into the psychology of loneliness, the film also shows how weightlessness is simulated aboard an airplane in free fall.
Before Launching into Space
1960
No synopsis available yet.
Zkouška vyspělosti
1952
No synopsis available yet.
Alibi
1951
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Mikrob minulosti
1951
A film popularising Healthcare in Czechoslovak spa facilities, specifically Luhačovice. Several stories from the lives of patients depict both medical procedures and cures as well as social life and leisure activities in a spa environment. The film highlights spa amenities and emphasises looking after one's health as a key responsibility for workers.
Valley of Peace and Health
1949
No synopsis available yet.
Plánování plynulé výroby
1951
Behind the camera
This popular science documentary offers insights into a physiology laboratory conducting intensive investigations into the possibility of humans living in a space. Gravity experiments demonstrate how the human body might react in various conditions or using a centrifuge to test the effects of acceleration force on human tissue. In addition to presenting investigations into the psychology of loneliness, the film also shows how weightlessness is simulated aboard an airplane in free fall.
Before Launching into Space
1960
This popular science documentary offers insights into a physiology laboratory conducting intensive investigations into the possibility of humans living in a space. Gravity experiments demonstrate how the human body might react in various conditions or using a centrifuge to test the effects of acceleration force on human tissue. In addition to presenting investigations into the psychology of loneliness, the film also shows how weightlessness is simulated aboard an airplane in free fall.
Before Launching into Space
1960
No synopsis available yet.
Zkouška vyspělosti
1952
No synopsis available yet.
Zkouška vyspělosti
1952
No synopsis available yet.
Alibi
1951
No synopsis available yet.
Alibi
1951
No synopsis available yet.
Mikrob minulosti
1951
A film popularising Healthcare in Czechoslovak spa facilities, specifically Luhačovice. Several stories from the lives of patients depict both medical procedures and cures as well as social life and leisure activities in a spa environment. The film highlights spa amenities and emphasises looking after one's health as a key responsibility for workers.
Valley of Peace and Health
1949
A film popularising Healthcare in Czechoslovak spa facilities, specifically Luhačovice. Several stories from the lives of patients depict both medical procedures and cures as well as social life and leisure activities in a spa environment. The film highlights spa amenities and emphasises looking after one's health as a key responsibility for workers.
Valley of Peace and Health
1949
No synopsis available yet.
Plánování plynulé výroby
1951
No synopsis available yet.
Plánování plynulé výroby
1951
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Operativní léčení mitrální stenózy
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Motory – naše chlouba
1951
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Motory – naše chlouba
1951
No synopsis available yet.
Život a čísla
1948
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Život a čísla
1948
NRProduced in the early 1960s, this documentary explores the consequences of large-scale state childcare in Czechoslovakia, where extensive crèche systems supported policies encouraging full female employment. Directed by Kurt Goldberger, the film draws on psychiatric research and observational footage of young children in institutional care, arguing that emotional and intellectual deprivation in early childhood had long-term effects. Initially controversial, the film circulated internationally and later came to be associated with policy changes extending paid maternity leave.
Children Without Love
1963
NRProduced in the early 1960s, this documentary explores the consequences of large-scale state childcare in Czechoslovakia, where extensive crèche systems supported policies encouraging full female employment. Directed by Kurt Goldberger, the film draws on psychiatric research and observational footage of young children in institutional care, arguing that emotional and intellectual deprivation in early childhood had long-term effects. Initially controversial, the film circulated internationally and later came to be associated with policy changes extending paid maternity leave.
Children Without Love
1963